Harbor 2025 Speakers and Presenters
Keynote Speakers
Watch the livestream for the keynote sessions on our multimedia page.

Shon Smith
Tuesday | 7 PM | Campbell, CA
"The Time is Now: Embracing the Kingdom"

David Ayres
Wednesday | 9:45 AM | Houston, TX
"Holy Insignificance"

Stacy Jones
Wednesday | 11 AM | Richmond, CA
"First Things First"

Jeff Walling
Tuesday | 8:45 PM | Malibu, CA
Harbor Unplugged "Campfire Stories and Songs"
Wednesday | 7 PM | Malibu, CA
"Hospitality Kingdom Style"

Jeff Brown
Thursday | 9:45 AM | Nashville, TN
"Scattering Seed in the Kingdom"

Jodi Hickerson
Thursday | 11 AM | Ventura, CA
"Expand the Kingdom"

Buddy Bell
Thursday | 7 PM | Montgomery, AL
"Don't Stop Looking"

Tim Spivey
Friday | 11 AM | Malibu, CA
"Then, Now, Next"
Lectures and Workshops Presenters
With more than 100 sessions to choose from, below is a sampling of the presenters this year. Please see the 2025 schedule for the full list of sessions.

Leonard Allen
Wednesday, Thursday |
9:45 AM
"Faithful Defiance"
(part 1 and 2)

Falon Barton
Wednesday | 8:45 PM
"Why Are the "Dones" Done with Church — and How Do We Care for Them?"

Seth Bouchelle
Thursday | 2 PM
"Church Planting Workshop"

Mike Cope
Wednesday | 3:15 PM
"The Greatest Threat to Unity in Churches of Christ"

Rudy Hagood
Friday | 9:45 PM
"Kingdom Race: We Haven't Won Until We Are All One"

Rafael Lua
Wednesday | 2 PM
"Treasures Old and New: Scripture, New Imagination, and the Church"

Zac Luben
Thursday | 3:15 PM
"The Uncontrollability of God"

Dee Dee Mayer
Wednesday | 8:30 PM
"Becoming a Church that Heals"

Don McGlaughlin
Wednesday | 8:30 AM
"Shouting from the Rooftop: What Progessives Get Wrong About Conservatives and How to Get it Right"

Luke Norsworthy
Wednesday, Thursday |
3:15 PM
"Life is Hard"
(part 1 and 2)

Mark Oestreicher
Thursday | 2 PM
"Practical Insight for Youth Ministry" Leaders"

Doug Parks
Thursday | 2 PM
"Intentional Churches - Doubling Your Great Commission Impact"

Josh Ross
Wednesday, Thursday | 2 PM
"Protecting Your Joy"
(part 1 and 2)

Dudley Rutherford
Friday | 8:30 AM
"Practical and Creative Evangelism Ideas to Take Your Church to the Next Level"

Chris Seidman
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 8:30 AM
"Up There Down There"
(part 1, 2, and 3)

Rubel Shelly
Wednesday, Thursday |
8:30 AM
"I Just Want to be a Christian"
(part 1 and 2)

Jaye Goosby Smith
Friday | 9:45 AM
"DUNAMIS! A Decidedly Christian Approach to Valuing and Fairly Treating All University Stakeholders"

Lisa Smith
Thursday | 9:45 AM
"Jesus the Coming Bridegroom-King"

Tim Willis
Wednesday | 9:45 AM
"Ears to Hear: A Biblical Call for Genuine Faith"

Jessica Hooten Wilson
Thursday | 9:45 AM
"Four Senses of Scripture: How to Read According to Four Senses"
(from Reading for the
Love of God)

Karen Swallow Prior
Thursday | 11 AM
"The Literary Art of the Bible"